Hello everyone! We are happy to let you know that update 1701 for the Technical Preview Branch of System Center Configuration Manager has been released. Technical Preview Branch releases give you an opportunity to try out new Configuration Manager features in a test environment before they are made generally available. This months new preview features include:

UEFI inventory data Hardware inventory can now determine whether the device is UEFI-enabled.

Updated Content Library Cleanup Tool – The command line tool (ContentLibraryCleanup.exe) used to remove content that is no longer associated with any package or application from a distribution point (orphaned content) has been updated with fixes for known issues.

Host software updates on cloud-based distribution points – Beginning with this preview version, you can use a cloud-based distribution point to host a software update package.

Support for Microsoft Azure Government cloud added to Operations Management Suite (OMS) Connectorfeature – You can now configure an OMS connector for the OMS workspace on Microsoft Azure Government cloud.

Weve also made several improvements to operating system deployment, many of which were the result of your User Voice feedback:

Support for more applications for the Install Applications task sequence step

Expire standalone media

Support for additional content in stand-alone media

Configurable timeout for Auto Apply Driver task sequence step

Package ID is now displayed in task sequence steps

Windows 10 ADK tracked by build version

Default boot image source path can no longer be changed

Update 1701 for Technical Preview Branch is available in the Configuration Manager console. For new installations please use the 1610 baseline version of Configuration Manager Technical Preview Branch available on TechNet Evaluation Center.

We would love to hear your thoughts about the latest Technical Preview! To provide feedback or report any issues with the functionality included in this Technical Preview, please use Connect. If theres a new feature or enhancement you want us to consider for future updates, please use the Configuration Manager UserVoice site.